1881 census place

Dursley surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Dursley, Gloucestershire in 1881. The total column counts people with each surname in the district or town. Frequency and index show whether the surname was unusually common locally.

Place summary

131 surnames are listed for Dursley, Gloucestershire, covering 827 people in the local records.

The leading surname here is Bloodworth, with 50 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Dursley

Small places can have high concentration scores even when the raw count is modest. The index column helps separate genuinely local surnames from names that simply appear in large numbers everywhere.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
1	Bloodworth	50	2.12%	1262.63x
2	French	39	1.66%	33.91x
3	Whittard	39	1.66%	2746.48x
4	Talboys	28	1.19%	2886.60x
5	Workman	26	1.10%	167.74x
6	Trotman	22	0.930%	222.22x
7	Stockwell	21	0.890%	150.65x
8	Timbrell	20	0.850%	514.14x
9	Elliotts	16	0.680%	4102.56x
10	Hewish	16	0.680%	842.11x
11	Birt	15	0.640%	150.15x
12	Baglin	14	0.590%	1076.92x
13	Derrett	14	0.590%	939.60x
14	Tilley	14	0.590%	45.26x
15	Venton	13	0.550%	590.91x
16	Lance	12	0.510%	360.36x
17	Rudge	12	0.510%	64.94x
18	Blandford	11	0.470%	142.86x
19	Champion	11	0.470%	44.61x
20	Grigg	11	0.470%	71.38x
21	Harrold	11	0.470%	103.48x
22	Newth	11	0.470%	470.09x
23	Bendall	10	0.420%	116.69x
24	Fussell	10	0.420%	226.76x
25	Gwynne	10	0.420%	169.20x
26	Wait	10	0.420%	84.10x
27	Cornock	9	0.380%	368.85x
28	Dauncey	9	0.380%	471.20x
29	Hawker	9	0.380%	49.89x
30	Hurcombe	9	0.380%	666.67x
31	Hurlstone	9	0.380%	725.81x
32	Thurston	9	0.380%	54.12x
33	Ayliffe	8	0.340%	259.74x
34	Bruton	8	0.340%	100.76x
35	Hitchings	8	0.340%	109.89x
36	Wintle	8	0.340%	119.58x
37	Younger	8	0.340%	62.75x
38	Arkell	7	0.300%	140.00x
39	Caple	7	0.300%	257.35x
40	Philpots	7	0.300%	744.68x
41	Bastin	6	0.250%	95.54x
42	Dainton	6	0.250%	216.61x
43	Organ	6	0.250%	63.76x
44	Pegler	6	0.250%	99.50x
45	Screen	6	0.250%	180.18x
46	Sellick	6	0.250%	95.54x
47	Vanstone	6	0.250%	88.63x
48	Ackrill	5	0.210%	295.86x
49	Baston	5	0.210%	99.60x
50	Lusty	5	0.210%	110.38x
51	Palser	5	0.210%	230.41x
52	Paradise	5	0.210%	331.13x
53	Sly	5	0.210%	56.12x
54	Whiley	5	0.210%	134.05x
55	Witchell	5	0.210%	179.86x
56	Bustin	4	0.170%	186.92x
57	Buston	4	0.170%	205.13x
58	Cott	4	0.170%	344.83x
59	Exell	4	0.170%	202.02x
60	Gazard	4	0.170%	408.16x
61	Hotchkin	4	0.170%	655.74x
62	Madan	4	0.170%	1666.67x
63	Parslow	4	0.170%	78.59x
64	Ralls	4	0.170%	357.14x
65	Shipway	4	0.170%	91.74x
66	Vinton	4	0.170%	213.90x
67	Barnfield	3	0.130%	51.64x
68	Basten	3	0.130%	193.55x
69	Brothers	3	0.130%	66.23x
70	Clear	3	0.130%	60.98x
71	Dimery	3	0.130%	476.19x
72	Furley	3	0.130%	127.12x
73	Gillman	3	0.130%	45.32x
74	Houlding	3	0.130%	117.19x
75	Hyne	3	0.130%	141.51x
76	Kingscote	3	0.130%	340.91x
77	Lewton	3	0.130%	297.03x
78	Nelmes	3	0.130%	57.03x
79	Pepworth	3	0.130%	454.55x
80	Pinnegar	3	0.130%	285.71x
81	Preater	3	0.130%	319.15x
82	Selman	3	0.130%	73.89x
83	Swires	3	0.130%	285.71x
84	Turk	3	0.130%	50.85x
85	Blackney	2	0.080%	229.89x
86	Budding	2	0.080%	144.93x
87	Dodwell	2	0.080%	52.36x
88	Durn	2	0.080%	229.89x
89	Frape	2	0.080%	149.25x
90	Garn	2	0.080%	256.41x
91	Jeynes	2	0.080%	79.37x
92	Kilminster	2	0.080%	84.03x
93	Mainstone	2	0.080%	178.57x
94	Mends	2	0.080%	266.67x
95	Muncaster	2	0.080%	64.52x
96	Neaves	2	0.080%	56.18x
97	Philpotts	2	0.080%	80.65x
98	Restall	2	0.080%	65.36x
99	Tilton	2	0.080%	377.36x
100	Tippetts	2	0.080%	246.91x